Damien Johnson, Kyle Lafferty and Grant McCann are being tipped to play in midfield with Martin Paterson partnering David Healy up front.

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Steve Davis, Grant McCann, Sammy Clingan and Damien Johnson is the likely combination in midfield, with Kyle Lafferty set to partner David Healy in attack.

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